Sales book holder



INVENTOR K. SLONNEGER ms ATTORNEYS BRUCE B. K. SLONNEGER SALES BOOK HOLDER Flled No) 5, 1949 FIG.|

Feb. 17,1953

Patented Feb. 17, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 1 v Q 2,628,878 V. sALE's" isooli iii'ifflfiii it Bruce K. sloii eg'er, Dayton, Ohio,- assig nor to" The National cash Register company, Dayton, Ohio; a corporation of Maryland imputation November 3, i949, serial No. 25,193

' ported on each other, and so constructed that one end of the lower compartments form closures and s'tops to limit the compartments in their closed positions.

with these and incidental objects in view.

the invention includes certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts, a preferred form} or embodiment of which is hereinafter" described with reference to the drawing which accompanies and forms a part of-t-his specification.

In said drawing:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the holder and shows the compartments in open positions, and also shows the closure for the top compartment partly broken away.- i Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the holder, taken "e line- 2- -z of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of arrows I; is a detail side elevation of the intermediate compartment. v v

Fig.4 is a sectional view of the homer, taken e iiri-e 4 -4 of Fig. i, in the direction or the arrows.-

General description As illustrated herein, the portable form hold- 6 "is provided with three com artments. A "stack of unused forms is insertedinto the upperi'iiostcompartment, where the stack is'confined in a clamp or any suitable device, which device biased upwardly to render the top form or the stack easily accessible and removable. When "a form is removed'fromthe uppermost compartmerit, a cover, which also forms a'writingtable, is positioned beneath the main body ofthe form, the upper end of the removed form remaining clamped in the device. After the desired entries have been made on the removed form,,it is removed from the stack of forms and filed ina selected compartment. As illustrated herein,- two a filing compartments are illustrated.

The filing compartments are slidably mounted beneath the uppermost compartment an can be selected at win.

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The novel construction of the filing compartments results in a simple andecompact form holder", and includes end closures therefor, which extend upwardly far enough to overlap and engage the ends of the next higher compartment. The end closures are simple flanges turned up from the bottoms of the filing compartments, so that, when the filing compartments are closed,

" the portable holder is rendered comr'iact. Each one of the filing compartments is provided with a flexible member which is biasedin an outward direction from the bottom of the compartment,

The upper compartment is provided with a bottom wall I0 (Figs 1, 2, and 4), a front wall II, and a rear wall I2, said walls, preferably formed from, one piece of material. Formed on the sides of the bottom wall II] are two side walls I3. The walls I0 to I3, inclusive, thus form a tray-like member,v having a front wall and I a rear wall extending higher than the side walls.

Secured to each side wall I3 is a member I4, having flanges 22 extending outwardly on each member I4, thus forming a channel like member, and said member I4 extends the full length of the upper compartment.

Securely mountedon the bottom wall I0, and extending substantially across the full width of the bottom wall I0, is a curved plate I5, having a wall It at its rearward end, and said wall is bent forwardly to form a wall I'I, beneath which astack of business forms I9 are placed. To clamp the stack of forms releasably in place, a plate I8 is secured to the plate I5, the free end of the plate I8 being biased toward the wall- IT. The stack of forms I9 (shown in dot-and-dash lines) is positioned between the wall 11 and the plate I8, and the biased plate I8 forces the- SlidabIy mounted on flanges 22, formed in closed position, the plate I5 is forced into the compartment, and, near the end of the closing movement of the cover 23, the square end of the cover 23 engages under the wall I1. If, before the cover 23 is moved into such closed position, the free end of a sheet or sheets are withdrawn from the stack l9, the cover 23 is moved below the withdrawn sheet or sheets, and then the square. end of the cover is forced between the withdrawn sheet or sheets and the uppermost sheet remaining in the compartment. In such adjustment of the parts, the ends of the withdrawn'sheets are held between the top of the cover and the under side of the wall ll. After all entries have been made on the sheet or sheets, the sheets can be removed by pulling thereon, whichresults in removal of the sheet or sheets without disturbing the sheets in the stack of sheets remaining in the compartment.

To prevent complete withdrawal of the cover 23 from the flanges 22, two or more indentations 26 are formed in the cover 23 and strike the wall It when slid forwardly the fullest extent desired.

Flanges 21, on the lower edges of the side walls I4, provide a sliding support for a filing compartment. The bottom wall 23 of said compartment has inturned edges 29 at each side, slida-bly engaging the flanges 21. The front end of the bottom 28 is turned upwardly to form a front wall 30 extending into engagement with the outside surface of the bottom wall 13. The rear Wall 3| of the filing compartment extends upwardly to coincide with the top edge of the wall 12, thus forming a closure for the compartment and also providing a stop for limiting the closing movement of the intermediate filing compartment.

A flat spring member 32 is secured near the forward end of the bottom 28. The spring member 32 is formed backwardly a short distance (see Fig. 2), by means of which the spring member is secured to the bottom 28 by any means such as spot welding, riveting, etc. The spring member can be any width less than the width of the inside of the compartment, the width indi-' cated in dotted lines, Fig. 1, being sufficient.

When the intermediate compartment is moved forwardly, to provide access thereto, the spring member 32, being biased outwardly therefrom, springs open when the compartment is moved far enough to provide such action. The position which the spring member 32 assumes when opened its fullest extent is shown in Fig. 3. In such. position, records can be filed under the member 32, and thereafter, when the intermedi-:

ate compartment is closed, the spring member is forced back into the compartment to maintain the filed records against shifting movement.

A bottom compartment, similar to the intermediate compartment, is provided, which bottom compartment is provided with a bottom wall 35; a front wall 36, extending upwardly to engage the'bottom surface of a wall 39 secured to the Wall 28 of the intermediate filing compartment;

and a rear wall 31. The rear wall 31 extends upwardly to form a rear closure for the bottom compartment and a stop therefor. To form such a stop, the wall 31 extends upwardly to coincide with the upper edge of the wall 3 I, and it engages said wall 3| when in closed position. The bottom filing compartment is provided with side walls 38 having flanges extending outwardly, which flanges are slidable in grooves formed by inturned edges 40 on the sides of the plate 39, spot welded to the under side of the bottom wall 28, as shown in the drawing.

A spring member 32 is also secured in the bottom filing compartment for holding records therein in a manner described for the intermediate compartment.

While the form of the invention shown and described herein is admirably adapted to fulfill the objects primarily stated, it is to be understood that it is not intended to confine the invention to the one form or embodiment shown herein, for it is susceptible of embodiment in various other forms.

What is claimed is:

1. In a portable file of the class described including a plurality of individually selectable compartments slidable relatively to each other, the

, combination of a main supporting member comprising a fiat plate located intermediate the plurality of compartments; guideways formed on the sides of said main supporting member, said main supporting member forming the bottom of one compartment; flanges formed on each of two other compartments slidably engaging the guideways on said main supporting member; an upstanding flange formed on said main supporting member to provide a closure for one end of the said one compartment, said flange engaging one end of one of said compartments when the said one compartment is in closed position; and an upstanding flange on another one of said two compartments to provide closure for one end thereof, said last-named upstanding flange engaging the first-named upstanding flange when the compartment on which it is formed is in closed position.

2. In a portable file of the class described, the combination of a tier of individually-selectable compartments, including a top, an intermediate, and a bottom compartment; a plurality of slideways formed on the bottom of the intermediate compartment; side walls common to the top and intermediate compartments; flanges on the said common side walls and on the side walls of the bottom compartment extending into said slideways. by means of which the top compartment and the bottom compartment can be moved relatively to the intermediate compartment; and a wall at the end of the intermediate compartment and at the end of the bottom compartment extending upwardly to form end closures for the compartments, each of said end closures extending upwardly to overlap the end wall of the next upper compartment to provide a means to arrest the movements of the lower compartments when moved to closed positions to thereby limit the extent of movements of the lower compartments, the bottom of said intermediate compartment forming a support for the top and bottom compartments.

3. In a portable file of the class described, the combination of a tier of individually selectable slidable storage compartments, including a top, an intermediate, and a bottom compartment, the

intermediate one of said compartments comprising a common support for the top compartment and the bottom compartment; slideways formed on the bottom of the intermediate compartment; common side Walls for the top and intermediate compartments; extensions formed on the common side walls and on the side walls of the bottom compartment projecting into said slideways, by means of which the compartments can be relatively moved; and a stop on one end of each compartment adapted to engage the end of the next higher compartment to limit the sliding movement thereof, said stops being extensions of the end closures of the respective compartments.

BRUCE K. SL0NN'EKZ-rER.

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